Undercover food critics have slammed the healthy eating options at Alton Towers, accusing the theme park of offering junk food in its "healthy option" children's lunchboxes and refusing to serve tap water.
The theme park appears in the bottom five of a new league table ranking children's food and drink at the UK's top visitor attractions. The list was published today (Wednesday, October 19) by the Soil Association's Out to Lunch campaign.
Working with an army of "secret diner" parents, the Soil Association says it has uncovered unhealthy pre-packed lunchboxes,... read more

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